tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157841036715588385.post7333442008293213960..comments2023-11-30T17:19:49.714+05:30Comments on Values for Life !!: Read ReligiouslyVishwanath Seshadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817480226576393730noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157841036715588385.post-17385644811273298722012-04-02T16:15:25.348+05:302012-04-02T16:15:25.348+05:30Easier said than done. What values are you talking...Easier said than done. What values are you talking about? The stories that enchants us on not giving up hope and keep on trying and in the endeavour the hero finally emerges with flying colours? Or the values like hard work and honesty that ultimately pays off? Did it ever occur to you that in the endeavour, a hero in this era finally succumbs to the humongous pressure and fades off; no one pays him any heed; the draconian era only affiliates being who gets the work done no matter how; the earlier ‘values’ of love, humility, honesty and faith, that prevailed amongst the century old ‘vices’ finally had to call it a day. Myself being honest, hard-working and considerate doesn’t allow me to get the work done; it requires me to be diplomatic, trecherous, shrewd and inconsiderate, ‘cause the earlier philosophy of winning one’s heart through love is now non-existant. If I consider someone on humanitarian ground the same person in today’s world doesn’t retaliate whenever I need his service. The world has now become too selfish and too practical. What prevails now is the ‘Darwinian law of struggle for existence’. <br />It’s not that people in today’s world are not smart enough to grab the essence of the valuable philosophy that were set aside by the classical writers; it’s only that they have outgrown them; the morale which was once encripted in silver threads are no longer savour worthy; they are reckoned to primarily deal with some monotonous saga which leads to a highly predictable end and the so called smart genera deems worthy to leave them aside and instead deal with something which apparantly seems more practical, more fruitful and less time consuming. <br />Please do not misunderstand me. I’m in no way trying to dissuade you. What I’m trying to explain is the psychology that runs through the veins and capillaries of the modern youngsters. They cannot be held responsible for their deeds. It is the cult, the severity, the competition and the environment that has made them act that way. So if you belong to the generation that primarily belonged to the ‘classical genera’, my only humble question is what did you do collectively as our classical forefathers to prevent such mishappening? <br />The truth is whatever is happening in this world is inevitable. You may influence it but you cannot alter it. The repercussions may be fruitful or fruitless. But the world will continue to exist and evolve for the better or for the worse what-so-ever you may reckon it to be.Sabynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157841036715588385.post-90401878479759772862012-04-02T16:13:14.510+05:302012-04-02T16:13:14.510+05:30Easier said than done. What values are you talking...Easier said than done. What values are you talking about? The stories that enchants us on not giving up hope and keep on trying and in the endeavour the hero finally emerges with flying colours? Or the values like hard work and honesty that ultimately pays off? Did it ever occur to you that in the endeavour, a hero in this era finally succumbs to the humongous pressure and fades off; no one pays him any heed; the draconian era only affiliates being who gets the work done no matter how; the earlier ‘values’ of love, humility, honesty and faith, that prevailed amongst the century old ‘vices’ finally had to call it a day. Myself being honest, hard-working and considerate doesn’t allow me to get the work done; it requires me to be diplomatic, trecherous, shrewd and inconsiderate, ‘cause the earlier philosophy of winning one’s heart through love is now non-existant. If I consider someone on humanitarian ground the same person in today’s world doesn’t retaliate whenever I need his service. The world has now become too selfish and too practical. What prevails now is the ‘Darwinian law of struggle for existence’. <br />It’s not that people in today’s world are not smart enough to grab the essence of the valuable philosophy that were set aside by the classical writers; it’s only that they have outgrown them; the morale which was once encripted in silver threads are no longer savour worthy; they are reckoned to primarily deal with some monotonous saga which leads to a highly predictable end and the so called smart genera deems worthy to leave them aside and instead deal with something which apparantly seems more practical, more fruitful and less time consuming. <br />Please do not misunderstand me. I’m in no way trying to dissuade you. What I’m trying to explain is the psychology that runs through the veins and capillaries of the modern youngsters. They cannot be held responsible for their deeds. It is the cult, the severity, the competition and the environment that has made them act that way. So if you belong to the generation that primarily belonged to the ‘classical genera’, my only humble question is what did you do collectively as our classical forefathers to prevent such mishappening? <br />The truth is whatever is happening in this world is inevitable. You may influence it but you cannot alter it. The repercussions may be fruitful or fruitless. But the world will continue to exist and evolve for the better or for the worse what-so-ever you may reckon it to be.Sabynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157841036715588385.post-41722192615718225702009-06-05T12:32:23.168+05:302009-06-05T12:32:23.168+05:30Reading maketh a man.There can be no two opnion on...Reading maketh a man.There can be no two opnion on that.While I agree that youngsters these days do not spend much time in reading,I find many youngsters write very well.A look at the blogs themselves would have revealed you.I don't think they would have savoured the classics we have read in our times .But their skill in the language is no less admirable.But there is more to reading than mere acquistion of language skill.The values and lessons imbibed matter most.KParthasarathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189924874350906456noreply@blogger.com